Viktoria Plzen vs Union SG - prediction, team news, lineups

Viktoria Plzen volition statesman their Europa League run connected Thursday, erstwhile they invited Union SG to Doosan Arena.

Having successfully navigated a Europa League playoff necktie against Red Star Belgrade successful August, the hosts volition look Belgian opponents Union SG, who qualified for UEFA's secondary contention aft suffering elimination from the last playoff circular of the Champions League qualifiers past month.

Match preview

Viktoria Plzen staged a singular comeback to participate the league signifier of the Europa League, overturning Red Star's 3-0 first-leg vantage to triumph the 2nd limb 5-1 connected August 27.

The club's introduction into the contention volition beryllium their 3rd successful 3 seasons, with the squad having reached the circular of 16 successful 2024-25, earlier failing to scope the knockout signifier successful 2025-26 aft losing a playoff necktie with Panathinaikos.

Boss Radoslav Kovac has overseen 10 games successful each competitions this term, including 8 matches successful their home league, but his broadside won conscionable 3 times portion losing connected 3 occasions.

The hosts person kept 2 cleanable sheets successful their past 3 fixtures, and they besides netted 10 goals successful their 5 astir caller contests.

Plzen's signifier astatine location has surely been mixed fixed they lone triumphed successful 2 of their six location games this campaign, losing doubly at Doosan Arena.

Union SG failed to clinch the Belgian Pro League rubric successful 2025-26, finishing 2nd successful their Championship playoff radical to unafraid a Champions League playoff spot.

David Hubert's broadside unluckily suffered a 6-5 aggregate decision against Bodo/Glimt successful that necktie successful August, though his squad person won 4 of their past 7 Europa League clashes, losing conscionable doubly successful that period.

Their existent run has been positive, with the nine archetypal successful the Belgian apical formation aft six matchweeks having taken 16 points from a imaginable 18.

Since exiting the Champions League qualifiers, the visitors are unbeaten successful 5 games, emerging arsenic victors successful each of their past 4 matches.

Union person besides won 4 of their 5 distant outings this term, scoring astatine slightest 3 goals successful 3 of those fixtures, but they did concede 7 goals successful that stretch.

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Team News

Viktoria Plzen could look to usage a three-man defence featuring centre-backs Filip Prebsl, Sampson Dweh and Tobias Paliscak.

It would not beryllium astonishing to spot a midfield three, with Lukas Cerv starring teammates Patrik Hrosovsky and Cheick Souare.

In the guardant line, fans whitethorn spot a pairing of Denis Visinsky and Prince Kwabena Adu, some of whom scored against Red Star successful the 2nd leg.

As for Union, Kevin Mac Allister's ligament wounded is acceptable to pb to an quality for Nikki Havenaar successful the backline alongside Massire Sylla and Ondrej Kricfalusi, portion Relebohile Mofokeng and Mateo Biondic volition pb the visitors' attack.

Midfielder Kamiel van de Perre is suspended for Thursday's game, meaning the astir apt spouse for Adem Zorgane is Rob Schoofs.

Viktoria Plzen imaginable starting lineup:

Wiegele; Prebsl, Dweh, Paliscak; Memic, Cerv, Hrosovsky, Souare, Doski; Visinsky, Adu

Union SG imaginable starting lineup:

Koffi; Havenaar, Sylla, Kricfalusi; Patris, Schoofs, Zorgane, Smith; Zeneli; Mofokeng, Biondic

We say: Viktoria Plzen 2-2 Union SG

The visitors person not been peculiarly beardown defensively, though their signifier successful the last 3rd has been excellent.

Viktoria Plzen's onslaught should beryllium capable to make chances, but Union's prime successful guardant areas could assistance them unafraid a point.

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